In August 2017, there were two homes sold, with a median sale price of $160,000 - a 223.2% increase over the $49,500 median sale price for the same period of the previous year. There were four homes sold in Macon in August 2016.
The median sales tax in Macon for 2017 was $1,771. In 2016, the median sales tax was $1,809. This marks an decrease of 2.1%. The effective property tax rate, using the median property tax and median home sale price as the basis, is 1.1%.
The following table compares Macon to other Macon County cities with similar median sales prices in August 2017:
| City | Aug. 2017 Home Sales | Aug. 2016 Home Sales | % change (Total Home Sales) | Aug. 2017 Median Sales Price | Aug. 2016 Median Sales Price | % change (Median Sales Price) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakley | 2 | 1 | 100% | $338,000 | $139,900 | 141.6% |
| Forsyth | 7 | 10 | -30% | $238,000 | $217,500 | 9.4% |
| Oreana | 1 | 0 | - | $192,000 | $0 | - |
| Macon | 2 | 4 | -50% | $160,000 | $49,500 | 223.2% |
| Warrensburg | 1 | 1 | 0% | $155,000 | $50,000 | 210% |
| Mount Zion | 11 | 12 | -8.3% | $151,000 | $143,200 | 5.4% |
| Harristown | 1 | 3 | -66.7% | $126,900 | $88,500 | 43.4% |
| Niantic | 1 | 1 | 0% | $117,000 | $124,500 | -6% |
| Long Creek | 2 | 5 | -60% | $72,100 | $92,500 | -22.1% |
| Decatur | 93 | 121 | -23.1% | $60,000 | $70,000 | -14.3% |
| Boody | 1 | 0 | - | $27,000 | $0 | - |
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